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palestinian data
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The tag 'palestinian data' covers discussions about Microsoft's Azure cloud platform being used to store and process intercepted Palestinian communications and surveillance data. Threads detail Microsoft's formal external review into allegations that Israeli intelligence used Azure for vast data collection, including biometric records and intelligence used in military operations. The controversy involves a UN Human Rights Council report and backlash from employees and investors. Topics include cloud warfare, ethics, and corporate accountability.
Microsoft has opened a formal, externally supervised review into allegations that its Azure cloud was used to store and process vast quantities of intercepted Palestinian communications — a probe that elevates a months‑long ethics and policy crisis inside the company into an urgent legal...
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A storm of controversy has engulfed Microsoft amid widespread reports that its Azure cloud platform is central to the storage and processing of vast volumes of Israeli surveillance data on Palestinians, including biometric records, intercepted communications, and intelligence data allegedly used...
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